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José Luis Salazar

Global Senior Manager, Customer Experience

Cisco Global Partner Organization

José Luis Salazar reports directly to the Global Partner Organization at Cisco since 2012. In his current role, he is responsible for driving and increasing Cisco's Customer Experience services market share through the company's global network of business partners, with specific focus on IoT, Enterprise Networking and Cisco Managed Services. He is also responsible for the cross architectural global technology strategy for the Customer Experience Success Portfolio Partner Go-To-Market team. In his previous role he led the GTM strategy for the engagement with business partners for Cisco's Energy and Transportation vertical solutions globally.

José Luis joined Cisco in 2006 as an Enterprise Systems Engineer. For over 3 years he was the Emerging Technologies technical lead in Ireland where he was recognized for strategic wins in Physical Security and Digital Media Systems. In 2010 José Luis became a Territory Business Manager driving key customer accounts and managing a large territory, after that he became a Large Opportunities Account Manager in Ireland responsible for managing Commercial accounts with a high revenue potential.

Prior to Cisco, José Luis worked in R&D and Pre-Sales roles in the Service Provider Eircom, as well as in Ericsson Eurolab Deutschland and Nortel Networks in Germany, Sweden and Ireland in projects ranging from software development and prototyping of encryption payment algorithms to telecommunications management systems, unified communications, mobility and security.

José Luis holds a Master of Science in Engineering (M.Sc.Eng.) in Data Communications from the Departments of Electronic & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom where he was awarded a scholarship by the National Council on Science and Technology of Mexico to course his degree. He also holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Electronics & Communications with a Graduate Diploma in Telecommunications from the Tecnológico de Monterrey.

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February 26, 2020

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Secure Automated SD-WAN Partner Services Options

Digitization and Automation are changing the way in which companies operate and interact with their customers. Across all industries customer expectations are paramount and the pace in which every organization can adapt to these expectations defines their success or failure. Through the use of analy…

January 17, 2020

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Partner Services Opportunities in Enterprise Networking

Customer success and technology lifecycle are top of mind topics for our partner community. How we engage with our customers and support them through their customer experience journey are as important as ever. With increasingly complex technology choices across so many different architectures, it’s…

October 11, 2019

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Customer Experience Partner Insights

Digitization, AI, Cloud and Big Data are just a few of the many trends in the IT industry that are driving the Partner evolution in delivering a new customer experience (CX). This transformation includes changes to the business models, technology practices and skillsets that partners have to embrace…

July 17, 2019

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Critical Network Infrastructure in IoT Industries

The Internet of Things and the way in which different industries are transforming their business is having a direct impact on the type of networking infrastructure they now require. Digitization, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Automation are now the main drivers for many companies acr…

May 15, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence Partner Opportunity

A short time ago I had the opportunity to participate in the AI Partner and Customer events that we had in our Innovation Centers in Paris, London and Berlin. The excitement and interest of both our customers and partners was palpable. You might have seen some of the headlines in the news around Art…

January 25, 2019

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Security in Utilities: an architectural approach for partners.

When we talk about Utilities, we usually refer mainly to the companies that supply electricity to business and residential consumers. However, there are several other types of Utilities including Water, Gas and Waste Management companies just to name a few. All of them face the same types of securit…

Partnering in Oil & Gas Opportunities

Nowadays when people think of Oil & Gas they tend to link this industry with pollution, depletion of natural resources and super-rich countries that base their economies and lifestyle on the extraction of these fossil fuels in their territories. However, it is important to realize that most of t…

July 9, 2018

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The Future of Utilities: A Partner Opportunity

Energy and specifically electrically powered devices and appliances are part of everyday life for all of us. However, the dependency on personal computing devices like phones, tablets, headsets and the likes has made us realize how important energy savings and battery efficiencies are! Who hasn̵…

April 10, 2018

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All Roads Lead to Partner Opportunities in Transportation

In the last few months there have been several mass demonstrations and street protests in my hometown – nothing I can do about that… but I dread having to drive when this happens. Last weekend my family returned from a trip out of town during one of these demonstrations, and trying to find the…